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2024-25 NFL Season


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https://506sports.com/ once again breaking down maps for the upcoming season in terms of TV coverage and its freaking amazing. Here are some updates though for Week 1 (I'm only doing week 1 as an example)...

 

Yes, tonight's game in Brazil is only available on Peacock, unless you live in Green Bay (WGBA), Milwaukee (WTMJ), or Philadelphia (WCAU).

 

FOX has the doubleheader this week to kick off the season:

  • FOX Early
    • Houston (KRIV) and Panama City (WPGX) switched on Thursday from the Steelers and Falcons to the Panthers and Saints.
    • Providence (WNAC), Springfield, Mass. (WGGB.2); Portland (WPFO), Bangor (WFVX), Scranton (WOLF), El Paso (KFOX), FOX Alaska (KTBY/KATN.2/KJUD.3), and all Montana FOX affiliates switched on Thursday from the Steelers and Falcons to the Vikings and Giants.
    • Des Moines (KDSM) switched on Thursday from the Vikings and Giants to the Titans and Bears.
  • FOX Late
    • Tallahassee (WTWC.2) and Baton Rouge (WGMB) switched on Thursday from Cowboys and Brows to Commanders and Buccaneers.
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ESPN had some minor graphics changes (different design for the timeout indicator, and an on-field down and distance arrow for the first time in quite a while)

 

In addition, a notable change has happened in some international markets; the NFL seems to be providing unbranded "clean" feeds of more games (particularly nationally-televised games) that use generic graphics (the NFL Network ones but a little off-looking) but still contain most of the video and commentary from the U.S. English broadcast (but with things such as sponsor plugs edited out). Typically this was only done for the Super Bowl in the past (which had its own bespoke world production and different commentators to the main U.S. broadcast). How these are being used by Sky in the UK has been facing some criticism due to the quality of the resulting broadcast (especially given how Comcast owns Sky).

 

 

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  • 3 weeks later...

 

CBS did a few subtle changes this week, namely changing the down and distance arrow font to the condensed font that some graphics use, and bolding the font used for team names.

 

The weird alternate "light mode" version of the scoreboard has also popped up. 

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Netflix named its announcing teams for their Christmas Day games...

 

  • Noah Eagle and Nate Burleson will team up once again, this time with J.J. Watt joining them, for Steelers vs. Chiefs in Kansas City.  Kickoff time is scheduled for 1pm ET.
  • Noah's dad Ian will call Ravens vs. Texans from Houston, with Greg Olsen as his partner.  Game time from the Space City is at 4:30pm ET.
  • Production for both telecasts will be handled by CBS Sports.  Rich Eisen and some yet-to-be-determine studio analysts on loan from NFL Network will handle the studio show coverage.
  • Because these are streaming-based broadcasts, Steelers-Chiefs and Ravens-Texans will also be seen on over-the-air TV in each team's home DMA.  KCTV in Kansas City confirmed that they're airing the Steelers-Chiefs game in its region, and more than likely because it's a CBS O&O, KDKA in Pittsburgh should air the game in its home market.  Assume the same in Baltimore with WJZ airing Ravens-Texans, and in Houston on KHOU.
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